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    • Dec 2, 1950
    John Wesley Ryles is born in Bastrop, Louisiana. He nets two country hits as an artist, 1968's "Kay" and 1977's "Once In A Lifetime Thing"; writes Steve Wariner's "Starting Over Again"; and provides background vocals on hits by Alan Jackson, Blake Shelton, Brooks & Dunn and Randy Travis, among others
    Dec 31, 1969
    Del Reeves, John Wesley Ryles and Jerry Foster perform at the reopening of Sunnyside Gardens, a club in Queens, New York
    Dec 16, 1971
    Jerry Lee Lewis, Conway Twitty and Tom T. Hall play a benefit for the Kidney Transplant Fund of Memphis at the Mid-South Coliseum. Also on the bill are Connie Smith, Charlie Rich, Tommy Overstreet, John Wesley Ryles and The Stonemans
    May 14, 1978
    MCA releases John Wesley Ryles' "Liberated Woman"
    Apr 2, 1979
    John Wesley Ryles records "Liberated Woman" at the Soundshop in Nashville
    Apr 10, 1979
    Producer Bob Montgomery overdubs a 14-piece string section on John Wesley Ryles' "Liberated Woman" at the Soundshop in Nashville
    Feb 2, 1996
    Columbia releases Neil Diamond's album "Tennessee Moon," recorded in Nashville with such session players as Michael Rhodes, Paul Leim, Biff Watson, Ronnie Tutt, David Hungate, Richard Bennett, Rob Hajacos, Curtis Young and John Wesley Ryles
    Oct 7, 2008
    Arista releases the soundtrack to "Billy: The Early Years," featuring Alan Jackson, Sara Evans, Josh Turner, Brad Paisley, Roy Orbison, Sam Bush, Brooks & Dunn, Ronnie McCoury, Harry Stinson and others
    Oct 10, 2008
    "Billy: The Early Years" opens in selected markets with Josh Turner on screen. He's joined on the soundtrack by Alan Jackson, Brooks & Dunn, Brad Paisley, Sara Evans, Roy Orbison, John Cowan, John Wesley Ryles and others
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